(i) The opening stanza deals with the Lord’s ‘Paratva’, the transcendental glory, although this decad is intended to spotlight the Lord’s ‘Saulabhya’, or easy accessibility. Indeed, the Lord’s ‘Paratva’ serves as a foil against which His astounding simplicity becomes even more pronounced and amazing and hence the Āzhvār begins with this complementary role of the Lord.
In this inaugural pāśuram of the chapter, Āzhvār directs our devotion towards the Supreme Personality who alone is worthy of being surrendered unto. Our venerable ācāryas explain that Āzhvār establishes the absolute supremacy of Śrīman Nārāyaṇa by highlighting His complete and effortless control over the cosmic functions of dissolution (apyaya) and subsequent creation